"Words used" refers to the actual words that are repeated throughout the story.

In the example above:

I went to the store to buy some cookies.

the total number of words used is 8 ( the word "to" is repeated and counted only once.)

 

Below is a list of the individual words used in the story.
The number to the right of each word indicates how many times that word appears in the text.

 

PAT’S CAT  WORD LIST  AND FREQUENCY

 

1. a         14                                                         
2. all       3                                                       
3. and    18   
4. at       14
5. ball     6
6. bit       5
7. but     4
8. came  3
9. cat, cat’s  3
10. chapter    4
11. day          3
12. did          6
13. fun          6
14. home     12
15. I              7
16. is           10
17. it            8
18. just        11
19. Kit          47
20. like, 7  likes  6  7+6=13
21. look,3 looked 2 3+2=5
22. mat  4
23. meow 3
24. not      16
25. now     5
26. on        9
27. Pat, Pat’s    41
28. play 4  played 2  4+2=6
29. sad  6
30. said  8
31. sat   7
32. school  6
33. sit,5  sits 4   5+4=9
34. so  3
35. to  13
36. today 3
37. too  4
38. was   11
39. went 3
40. when 11
41. with 13

 

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